Sailor Pleads Guilty To Solicitation Of A Minor

GLOUCESTER — A Hampton Roads sailor will be sentenced Jan. 15 after pleading guilty Tuesday in Gloucester Circuit Court to charges he used the Internet to solicit sex from a juvenile - actually an undercover sheriff's deputy posing as a 13-year-old girl.

Kevin L. Baker, 24, pleaded guilty to three counts each of solicitation of a minor and attempted taking indecent liberties with a minor. He was arrested in March after crossing the Coleman Bridge for what he believed would be a sexual liaison with a 13-year-old girl.

The charges, which carry a maximum penalty of 45 years in prison, stem from three separate online exchanges between Baker and Gloucester County Sheriff's detective Sgt. Scott Little, according to the search warrant affidavit.

Using the America Online handle "Navywolf473X," Baker tried to arrange sexual intercourse with the undercover deputy, according to the affidavit.

Baker, a seaman assigned to the carrier USS George Washington, is free on bond and still on active duty, according to his attorney, Devin G. Hensley.